2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians
Section 683.030 - Persons and practices not affected.


(1) To prevent any person duly licensed to practice medicine and surgery from treating or fitting glasses to the human eye;
(2) To prohibit the sale of complete ready-to-wear eye glasses as merchandise from a permanent place of business in good faith and not in evasion of ORS 683.010 to 683.340 by any person not purporting to be competent to examine and prescribe for the human eye;
(3) To prohibit vision or eye care practices by persons working under the direct supervision of an optometrist authorized to practice in this state; or
(4) To prohibit vision screening by:
(a) Employees of a school or an education provider as defined in ORS 336.211;
(b) Persons or nonprofit entities designated by the Department of Education to provide vision screening to students for the purpose of ORS 336.211; or
(c) Employees of the Department of Transportation. [Amended by 1999 c.490 §1; 2013 c.585 §5; 2017 c.640 §2]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 17 - Occupations

Chapter 683 - Optometrists; Opticians

Section 683.010 - Definitions for ORS 683.010 to 683.310.

Section 683.030 - Persons and practices not affected.

Section 683.040 - Qualifications of applicants.

Section 683.060 - Examination of applicants; fee.

Section 683.100 - Notice to board of place of practice; responsibility for advertisements; notice given by board.

Section 683.120 - License renewal; fee; effect of failure to renew license.

Section 683.140 - Grounds for and nature of discipline; civil penalties.

Section 683.155 - Hearing.

Section 683.165 - Confidential information; liability of person providing information.

Section 683.180 - Prohibited acts and practices.

Section 683.190 - Acceptance of lens for duplication by unlicensed person prohibited; exception.

Section 683.200 - Standards of liability; removal of foreign bodies from eye; treatment with antiglaucoma medication.

Section 683.210 - Continuing education requirement; fee; rules.

Section 683.220 - Licensing of applicant holding license in another state.

Section 683.230 - Practice of telemedicine; requirements; rules.

Section 683.240 - Council on Optometric Nontopical Formulary; membership; duties; formulary and protocols.

Section 683.250 - Oregon Board of Optometry; qualification and terms of members; quorum.

Section 683.260 - Persons ineligible for membership on board.

Section 683.270 - Powers and duties of board; rules.

Section 683.278 - Continuing authority of board upon lapse, suspension, revocation or voluntary surrender of license.

Section 683.290 - Disposition of receipts.

Section 683.325 - Investigation of complaints and alleged violations; subpoenas.

Section 683.335 - Report of suspected violation; confidentiality of complaints; liability of complainant.